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The production of electoral results in Turkey: actors, struggles, controversies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Since the mid-2010s, during electoral nights, different channels have released divergent partial results. These repeated episodes have made many people wonder which figures are true, suspect that election results are manufactured, and question how they are. This article analyzes how the production of temporary election results has become part of the electoral struggle itself and traces the processes by which conflicting tallies have spread, especially focusing on (1) polarization of the media field and (2) growing mobilizations by citizens, NGOs, and parties to engage in the checking of official tallies. It questions the political effects of this de-objectification, and the relation with the loss of trust in the election results.

Source: Turkish Studies

DOI: 10.1080/14683849.2025.2581594

Author: Elise Massicard

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre d'études et de recherches internationales de Sciences Po

Language: English

Topic: Turkey's Politics and Society

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche